Us Sailing Athlete Selection Procedures 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Laser, Laser Radial, 470 Women, 470 Men, 49Er Fx, 49Er, N
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US SAILING ATHLETE SELECTION PROCEDURES 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 LASER, LASER RADIAL, 470 WOMEN, 470 MEN, 49ER FX, 49ER, NACRA 17, RS:X WOMEN, RS:X MEN, FINN November 29, 2018 November 12, 2019 February 3, 2020 June 16, 2020 1. SELECTION SYSTEM Provide the minimum eligibility requirements for an athlete to be considered for selection to the Team: 1.1.1 Nationality/Passport requirements: Athlete must be a national of the United States at the time of selection. Athlete must hold a valid U.S. passport that will not expire for six months after the conclusion of the Games. 1.1.2. Minimum International Olympic Committee (IOC) standards for participation: Any competitor in the Olympic Games must be a national of the country of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) which is entering such competitor. For additional information regarding an athlete who is a national of two or more countries, has changed his or her nationality or acquired a new nationality, refer to the Olympic Charter (Rule 41). 1.1.3. Minimum International Federation (IF) standards for participation (if any): The International Federation, World Sailing (WS), requires that all Member National Authorities (MNA) qualify for entry slots in each of the ten events chosen for the Olympic Games. (Please refer to the WS website at www.sailing.org). In addition, all athletes must have appeared on the official WS World Ranking List at any time between 1 January 2018 and 1 June 2020 and have competed in at least one of the Olympic Qualification Events. 1.1.4. Other requirements (if any): Athlete must be a member in good standing of US Sailing at the time of selection. Athletes must have successfully completed all Games Registration requirements by stated deadline. 1.2. Tryout Events: 1.2.1. Provide the event names, dates and locations of all trials, events and camps to be used as part of the selection process. 1.2.1.1. Early Selection Dates: all classes Set 1: Japan Series. All classes 2019 Olympic Test Event – Enoshima, Japan, - August 15-22, 2019 All classes 2020 World Series Japan Enoshima – August 25 – September 2, 2019 Set 2: 2019 Class World Championships: 470 Women & Men August 2-9, 2019, Enoshima Japan N17, 49er & 49erFX November 29 –Dec 8, 2019, Auckland New Zealand RS:X Women & Men September 22-28, 2019, Torbole Italy Laser Full Rig July 1-9, 2019, Sakaiminato City Japan Laser Radial July 16-24, 2019, Sakaiminato City Japan Finn December 13-21, 2019, Melbourne Australia 1.2.1.2. Mid Selection Dates: Only 470 Men & Women, RS:X Women & Men, Finn First Event: 2019 Class World Championships 470 Men & Women August 2-9, 2019, Enoshima, Japan RS:X Women & Men September 22-28, 2019, Torbole, Italy Finn December 13-21, 2019, Melbourne, Australia Second Event: 470 Men & Women, 2020 World Cup Series USA Miami, January 26 – February 2, 2020 RS:X Women & Men, Finn All events listed above must have a minimum of 20 Entries and 7 (seven) different nations in the specific class to be used for Early or Mid-Selection. 1.2.1.3. Late Selection Dates: all classes Class: Event #1 2019 Worlds Event #2 Event #3 2020 Worlds 470 Women & Men August 2-9, 2019, 2020 World Cup Series TBD Mar/Apr 2020, Enoshima, Japan USA Miami, January 26- Palma de Mallorca Spain February 2, 2020 March 13-21, 2020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain No Event # 3 for 470 Men. For 470 Women: Venue/Date TBD. See 1.3 Late Selection N17, 49er & 49erFX November 29 –December No Event #2 February 11-16, 2020, 8, 2019, Auckland New Geelong, Australia Zealand RS:X Women & Men September 22-28, 2019, 2020 World Cup Series February 23-29, 2020, Torbole Italy USA Miami, January 26 - Auckland New Zealand Feb 2, 2020 Sorrento, Australia Laser Full Rig July 1-9, 2019, No Event #2 February 9-16, 2020, Sakaiminato City Japan Melbourne Australia Laser Radial July 16-24, 2019, No Event #2 February 21-28, 2020, Sakaiminato City Japan Melbourne Australia Finn December 13-21, 2019, 2020 World Cup Series TBD Mar/Apr 2020, Melbourne Australia USA Miami, January 26 - Palma de Mallorca Spain February 2, 2020 May 9-16, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2020 Worlds, Venue/Date TBD. See 1.3 Late Selection 1.2.2. Provide event names, dates, locations and description of how athletes qualify for the trials, events and camps listed above in 1.2.1. (if any) Each of the Selection Events may have limited entries awarded by World Sailing or the Organizing Authority. If upon release of the individual Notices of Race, the Organizing Authorities determine there will be limited entries, then a ranking system will be used to rank sailors for entry, as described below by event. 2019 Olympic Test Event Selection Criteria. 2020 World Cup Series Japan Enoshima (Aug’19). 2020 World Cup Series USA Miami (Jan’20). 2019 & 2020 Laser & Radial World Championships 1.3. Provide a comprehensive, step-by-step description of the method that explains how athletes will go through the selection process (include maximum Team size). For the 2020 Olympic Regatta, Sailing will have ten events and US Sailing will send one boat per event, pending country qualification, for a maximum team size of 15. Each of the Selection Events will be governed by the WS Racing Rules of Sailing, and will be administered by the Organizing Authorities specific to each regatta. Athletes are expected to follow all instructions for registration, measurement, competition, protests, etc. and follow all protocols established by the various Organizing Authorities for each event. Athletes will be scored as follows to determine the 2020 Olympic Games nominee(s) to the USOPC. Scoring: Scores will be kept by boat. Boat is defined as the class and athlete(s) sailing the boat at the time of the selection event. In double-handed classes, a pair of athletes will qualify to compete as a boat, unless a replacement is necessary for any reason listed in Section 3 or 4. A cumulative series score will be generated using a low point scoring system whereby finishing position equals finishing points at the event, counting finishing positions including international teams at all events. If a boat does not compete in one of the events listed in 1.2.1.3, their score for that missed event will be the number of competitors entered in the event (including international teams) plus one (1) point. Early Selection (All Classes): In order to achieve early selection, a boat must finish in the top three (3) in at least one (1) of the regattas listed in 1.2.1.1, have a cumulative series score of seven (7) points or less in the same boat class from one event in Set #1 plus the event in Set #2 (the 2019 class World Championships), and be the only US boat to achieve these results in its class. A cumulative series score will be generated using a low point scoring system whereby finishing position equals finishing points, counting finishing positions including international teams at all events. For example: if a boat wins either the 2019 Olympic Test Event or the 2020 World Cup Series Japan Enoshima, and the boat finishes in the top six at the 2019 Class World Championship, and is the only US boat in their class to achieve a cumulative score of seven (7) points or less, the athlete(s) from the boat will be nominated to the 2020 Olympic Games Team and the mid selection and late selection process will no longer apply to this class. If no US boat has achieved early selection or if multiple US boats achieve early selection within the same boat class, then no boats are nominated, and the selection process continues. Mid Selection (Only 470 Women & Men, RS:X Women & Men, Finn): In order to achieve mid selection, and therefore nomination to the 2020 Olympic Games Team, a boat in the five classes listed above must finish in the top eight at the 2019 Class World Championships and have a cumulative series score of thirteen (13) points or less from the two events listed in 1.2.1.2, and be the only US boat in its class to achieve these results. If mid selection is achieved, the late selection process will no longer apply to the given class(es) that has achieved this result. If no boat has achieved mid-selection or if multiple US boats achieve early selection within the same boat class, then no boats are nominated and the selection process continues. Late Selection (All Classes): The US boat, per class, with the lowest cumulative series score in the events listed in 1.2.1.3 will achieve late selection as the 2020 Olympic Games nominee(s) to the USOPC. If there is a series-score tie between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of the better score at the 2020 World Championships the third selection event. AMENDMENTS TO LATE SELECTION DUE TO COVID-19 EVENT POSTPONEMENTS: For the 470 Men, the selection process is concluded based on the results of the first two selection events. For the Finn, the third selection event will be the 2020 World Championships if held in October, 2020. If that event is not held in October 2020, or if by July 10, 2020 the OSC determines that participating in the 2020 World Championships is not in the best interest of the athletes, as outlined in Section 1.3.1, the selection process will be concluded based on the results of the first two selection events.